Rustypuppy

As a member of the 50s Club,

observations of Life at this age resonate with me.

I especially loved this:

“We become more aware of the value of time, genuine people, and the freedom to be ourselves, even when that means changing our minds, starting over, or taking a path others don't understand.”

Just submitted my entry! 🎉

And, look - you folks have a few more days to get your art submitted! 🕰️

#artstr #calendar #contest

Finished painting parts. Now to find the cohesive whole.

Going to finished right before the deadline again this year. 😬

#artstr #contest

I don’t know how to impress

but if you do, he says he’ll zap you 14,000 sats.

I’m hoping for a repost zap. 😬

New Art Project = Clean Art Desk

Ready to start work on my entry for the 2027 Bitcoin Wall Calendar by

#artstr #watercolor #contest

The first MurderBot Graphic Novel is now live on Kickstarter!!!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cosmic-lighthouse/murderbot-the-first-graphic-novel-multi-award-winning-sf/description

It’ll include a new short story by Martha Wells!!!! 🤩

#murderbot #scifi #graphicnovel

has brought ATCs (artist trading cards) to #nostr !!!

The format is 2.5” x 3.5” on whatever you want.

I made these back in 2011; more of a collage style than what I would do now.

Last photo is a plastic template for the size of an ATC. It’s really handy if you create a masterboard, then use the template as a window to find which areas you want to cut down to be your ATC.

#artstr #nostratc

Hey #artstr and #photostr - time to submit your entries for the 2027 Bitcoin Wall Calendar!!! 🧡💜🏰

Using my backyard mushroom photo as a reference, I drew them with a pen then added watercolors. Thanks to all who helped identify what kind they were. 🍄‍🟫☠️

I haven’t done any watercolors or sketching for about a month, so was very happy how well these turned out. 😁

#artstr #mushrooms

Happy Birthday, Snoopy!!! 🎂🥳🎈

#dogstr #snoopy

Rain lilies!!!! Was concerned this year’s extended stretch without sky water was the end of them, but here they are. 💖🌧️🌸

#flowerstr

We had a ton of rain last night and these guys popped up. Anyone know what they are? Location is N. Texas.

#asknostr #mushrooms

Ready for you to download, print, and share!

#nostr #artstr #community

Working on a paper craft project today, so out come the Copic markers and white Posca pen.

#artstr

If you go to the Google home page, and search for “fat bears” you’ll get an overlay of a skinny bear you can help get fat by tapping the fish icon. 🐟

This is in addition to the fun of following our very own #nostr feed of

🐻

#fatbears

For those who like the MurderBot Diaries by Martha Wells, a Kickstarter is launching on Oct. 15th for a graphic novel of the first novella: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cosmic-lighthouse/murderbot-the-first-graphic-novel-multi-award-winning-sf

#bookstr #comics #murderbot

I’ll be a vendor at the October #bullishMarket selling original artwork of all kinds. Hope to see you there!

#artstr #v4v #shopstr

For

This arrived months ago, but I just got home to appreciate it: pack of stickers, art prints, and an absolutely gorgeous art book by

Over 260 designed pages, lay-flat binding, sections on past, present, and process.

I’ve bought A Lot of artist art books and this 5⭐️ quality.

Congratulations on this accomplishment!!! 👏🎉💜

#nostr #artstr #artbook #art

Home again after 2.5 months of planned and unplanned adventures. 🎉🏡

Here’s a storm we saw in West Texas.

#photostr

Road trip through Montana and Wyoming.

Anyone know what the angled fence-like things are in the first photo?

#photostr

Being on vacation means sharing the world’s most ridiculous dessert before having dinner.

Behold! A vanilla shake with raspberry sauce topped with sprinkles, teddygrams, a donut, and a slice of cheesecake.

It was awesome. 😋

#foodstr

Does your running club need a flag-based POP art logo? There’s a #nostr #artstr for that.

End of summer drifting by.

#photostr

I’ve had more of an awareness Memento Mori since crossing the half-century birthday mark.

The wildfire evacuation brought it closer to home in a different way in that everything my mom owned, other than her Go bag and the car, could have been destroyed overnight.

A lifetime of physical memories gone.

A kind of death in that I’d never again see the tapestries my grandparents stitched. The photos of that family vacation. My largest watercolor painting.

British Columbia & Alberta aspects of the Trans-Canada Highway. 🇨🇦

#photostr #canada

GM! Finalized my travel watercolor setup: 12 colors, 2 palettes, 3 brushes, 1 pencil, color swatches, and paper towels.

Road trip starts tomorrow! 🚙🏔️

#artstr #travel

Less than a week left!

GA! Doing my part to support local businesses as they reopen after the wildfire evacuation: cranberry turkey apple brie sandwich on sourdough (not pictured) and blueberry scone (pictured).

#foodstr

#artstr #bitcoin #v4v

GE! Had a Good Day:

• Mom’s district, other than a few streets, is now off of the evacuation alert. 🎉

• Boyfriend is on the road on his way to pick me up for a vacation road trip. 🚙

• Air quality is almost back to I-can-go-hike levels. 🥾

My last Scrabble Sunday, when a cranky unicorn thwarts leafy grapes.

#boardgame #familytime

Add some wobble to your scroll. #artstr #grownostr

Beautiful clouds. Hopefully some rain this afternoon.

#photostr #clouds

Love landscape #artstr #art

GM! 11 of 11 on the bad air quality scale at the house, so Mom and I drove a town over for breakfast and walk along a lakeside trail.

#photostr #birdstr

A local farmer opened his peach orchard yesterday for picking because the fruit is ripe but most of the migrant workers left during the wildfire evacuation. Mom went out and brought back 2 large bags.

Today’s breakfast: fresh peaches and vanilla bean ice cream 😋

#gm #foodstr

Despite not being watered for over a week while we were evacuated, with multiple days of the worst air quality measurable, the following documents my mom’s garden:

1. Snap dragons are back
2. Strawberry plant grew in every way possible
3. Tomatoes DGAF
4. Something ate all the grapes

#garden

Home again! Thankfully no damage to the house, minimal ash/debris to sweep up, and the house interior was far less smoky than I expected.

Slowly getting back to normal… while still going to the next town for groceries and anything else because the local businesses need a few weeks to clean up, restock, and re-open.

Promotion is part of being an artist if you want anyone other than yourself to see/read/hear/feel what you’ve created.

Props to anyone willing to make the effort beyond the creating to share their efforts with the world. 👏

#artstr #writer #grownostr

For the coders …. #grownostr

Smoky morning, but cleared up later, so Mom and I went for a treat down by the beach. We try and get out of the hotel at least once a day if the air isn’t too bad.

The latest official word is the next re-entry back to town, under an evacuation alert because the wildfire is still classified as “out of control,” will be a large group of folks, so here’s hoping. 🤞

#touchgrass #beach #coffeestr